[Scott Pitta]

To be honest, I am more interested in movement and relationships than theology. Who did Harry know ? What was his social circle ? Did it change over time ?

I have been told the dustbowl transplants into California in the 1940's were culturally and theologically different from the Pentecostals who lived in California. But I do not know how to measure or document such a theory.

Nor am I writing about other Oneness Pentecostal groups in the golden state. I have not spilled any ink about the PAW or the Apostolic Assembly groups. The decision has been made to focus on people Harry Morse knew.

The social impact of WW2 on California and on Apostolic Pentecostalism needs to be explored by a real historian. I see glimpses of it. But there is a difference between seeing and understanding.

I blog here at AFF because I sometimes have specific questions that readers here can easily answer. Plus it is specifically Apostolic Pentecostal. The pictures that come my way usually end up at the WABC facebook page, where aging alumni can see their friends and hopefully identify people in pictures. I have yet to figure out how to post a picture at this site.

There are a few tasks I have yet to have taken up. I have not yet been to the UPC archive in Hazelwood. I really need to find old copies of the Gospel Tidings magazine. Driving down to Missouri is a simple logistical fete. I have no idea how or where to find the old Gospel Tidings magazines. If the Northwest District had a district magazine, I have not seen one.

Frank Ewart published a Magazine called Meat in Due Season. But only a handful of issues are still around.

I have tried tracking down the personal correspondence of Harry Morse and his church records, but they have been lost to time. Hopefully, class notes from one of his students will show up soon. I have one full set from 1928-1930. But a second set would be nice.

Aside from the pictures, the M.R. Tatman trove of documents and the 1928 Class notes are the most important discoveries I have made. The Tatman collection is with the AOG archive. I still possess the 1928 class notes. They will end up at the AOG archive as well. By giving them to the AOG, they will become available online to the public.

I have on the trail of Harry Morse for nearly 5 years. My ability to research persons has certainly improved. So has my documentation technique. My wife will be happy when I no longer need to subscribe to Ancestry.com and the other paid sites I visit. She will be happy when that pile of obscure books goes away. That collection will go to the Urshan Seminary library.

A very special thanks goes out to Jim Ellis, Steve Epley, deAlte and the many others who have kindly clarified issues and pointed me in the right direction. Writing a biography is a group activity.